Lockheed P-38 Lightning

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:fighter_aircraft
gptkbp:aircraft_type multirole fighter
gptkbp:armament 1 × 20 mm M2 cannon
4 × .50 in (12.7 mm) M2 Browning machine guns
bombs up to 1,000 lb (450 kg)
gptkbp:bomb_load up to 1,000 lb (450 kg)
gptkbp:cockpit pressurized cockpit
gptkbp:combat_history gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:crew gptkb:1
gptkbp:design Clarence
gptkbp:design_date 1930s
gptkbp:design_influence gptkb:Lockheed_F-22_Raptor
gptkb:Lockheed_P-80_Shooting_Star
gptkbp:engine gptkb:Allison_V-1710
gptkbp:engine_type V-12 piston engine
gptkbp:first_flight 1939
gptkbp:height 3.81 m
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lockheed P-38 Lightning
gptkbp:landing_gear tricycle gear
gptkbp:length 10.67 m
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Lockheed_Martin
gptkbp:max_speed 660 km/h
gptkbp:max_takeoff_weight 14,000 lb
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Fork-tailed_Devil
gptkb:Lightning
gptkb:Fork-Tailed_Devil
gptkbp:notable_feature gptkb:Racing
twin-boom design
gptkbp:notable_pilots gptkb:Charles_Lindbergh
gptkb:Richard_Bong
gptkb:Thomas_Mc_Guire
gptkbp:number_built 10,037
gptkbp:operational_range 1,200 mi
gptkbp:operational_theater gptkb:European_Theater
Pacific Theater
gptkbp:out_of_service gptkb:1949
gptkbp:primary_user gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:production_years 1939-1945
gptkbp:range 1,600 km
gptkbp:retired gptkb:1949
gptkbp:role gptkb:bomber
interceptor
gptkbp:service 1941
gptkbp:service_ceiling 12,800 m
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Lockheed_F-80_Shooting_Star
gptkbp:used_by gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkb:Free_French_Air_Force
gptkbp:variant gptkb:P-38_F
gptkb:P-38_G
gptkb:P-38_J
gptkb:P-38_L
gptkbp:wing_area 27.6 m²
gptkbp:wingspan 15.85 m
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:Battle_of_Britain
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3